Lauri in Brides: What Your Pre-Wedding Dreams Mean

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What Lauri told Brides

Brides asked Lauri why so many people have vivid dreams, and outright nightmares, in the months before a wedding. Her view is reassuring: if a wedding is on your mind every day, it will show up at night, because dreaming is a continuation of the thinking we do while awake. Those dreams are often doing useful work before the big day.

Lauri decoded several classic wedding dreams. An obstacle that keeps you from getting down the aisle in your outfit can reflect someone being overbearing about your choices. An empty venue may mean you worry the day matters less to others than to you. Running out of time mirrors very real planning deadlines. Marrying someone other than your partner usually points to a quality you are committing to, while finding your best friend at the altar suggests a marriage built on friendship.

She added that wedding dreams aren’t only for the engaged: for single people they can be about another commitment, like a job or a lifestyle change. Her tip for calmer nights is to ease daytime stress and keep a dream journal.

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